It's true. The stars at night are big and bright (clap, CLAP, clap, CLAP) deep in the heart of Miami Heat country.

South Florida celebrity turned out for the Heat's biggest game of the season Tuesday, but perhaps many of the bigger names are saving themselves for Thursday. Or, dare we say it, Game 7.

The best-looking crowd in the NBA was made even more so by the team's call for a sartorial "White Out," where the state color of Florida, tan, really stands out. The 9 p.m. start also appeared to give many fans a rosy glow.

In keeping with the white theme, cotton-topped crooner Michael McDonald delivered a heartfelt national anthem. If you expected someone with more contemporary firepower like, say, Gloria Estefan or Queen Latifah, both in attendance, you'd be forgetting that McDonald is a major presence in Heat President Pat Riley's iPod. Plus, think of McDonald, best known for joining the Doobie Brothers and taking them to new heights, as the LeBron James of the band.

Chart-topping rapper Lil Wayne was sitting courtside, within shouting distance of Latifah, and a couple of seats away from rapper Ludacris, whom he greeted with a handshake. Luda was sporting a tight new haircut, which contrasted with the signature mop Wayne had stuffed into a Cubs cap.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was casual, too, seated just off the court in a faded blue T-shirt, looking remarkably relaxed just prior to the game. Beyond Cuban, there apparently was no major Dallas celebrity in the house.

Former Heat star-turned-DJ Rony Seikaly was sitting courtside, too, his legs unfolding perilously close to the action. Actress Gabrielle Union was seated in the fourth row. Perhaps she doesn't have the right connections. But boyfriend Dwyane Wade might beg to differ. Also a few rows back was former Dallas Cowboys star and serial South Florida partier Terrell Owens, who, even behind sunglasses, looked conflicted about something.